please log in to view this image Pretty uneventful day, Mathews wins sprint finish from Peter Sagan, no change to the GC, Froome still in Yellow, Yates still in white but Sagan takes green from Cav.
What a stage that was, with the cross winds blew the whole thing apart, and the break of Froome/Sagan/Thomas & Bodnar was just brilliant.
That was bloody brilliant! What a great stage, this TDF has been great this year, certainly one of the most exciting and unpredictable of recent years. May just be me romanticising it, but I don't care!
What happened to Thomas? He was with the three who got the 6 secs - did he just work for Froome and sacrifice himself? Or couldn't he stay with them at that pace?
I hear there is a chance tomorrow the classic stage up Mont Ventoux might be shortened by 6 kilometre from the summit, due to forecast of 100 Kilometre/hour winds up there. This could help Froome as I am sure Quintana who be looking at this stage to try and take time out of Froome.
please log in to view this image Le Tour de France @LeTour 26m26 minutes ago please log in to view this image Stage 12 is shorten due to weather conditions at the top of Mont Ventoux, the finish will be at Chalet Reynard please log in to view this image
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...de-france-stage-mont-ventoux-shortened-259623 Predicted high winds for Thursday's stage 12 to Mont Ventoux prompt Tour de France organiser to review position of finish line please log in to view this image Mont Ventoux (Photo: Rsuessrb/CC2.0) With wind speeds reported of over 100km/h blowing on Mont Ventoux on Wednesday, Tour de France organiser ASO has reviewed the position of the finish line for Thursday’s stage. A decision was made on Wednesday evening to relocate the finish line of stage 12 from the summit of Mont Ventoux to Chalet Reynard, six kilometres further down the mountain and below the protective cover of the tree line. Race leader Chris Froome (Sky) thinks that the route revision won’t change the outcome of the stage: “I don’t think it changes too much. Another long stage tomorrow, a lot of wind, it could be split to pieces before the climb. I don’t know what will happen, we will see. It will be even more intense, if anything.” “I was looking forward to doing it, but there are gale force winds,” continued Froome. “At the end of the day, it’s the best thing to do. “It’s too bad for the show and for the fans that want to see it, but the safety of everyone is better. That’s the right decision. You can’t race in strong winds like that, at 120km/h an hour.” please log in to view this image Official communication confirming the shortening of stage 12 of the 2016 Tour de France The decision was made to ensure the security and safety of riders. >>> Tour de France 2016: Latest news, reports and info Video footage from a sportive on Mont Ventoux in 2013 when the winds hit 120km/h shows how tough the conditions can get. Froomejoined forces with Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Geraint Thomas (Sky) and Maciej Bodnar (Tinkoff) to break free from the bunch in the final 10km. Sagan took the victory with Froome placing second and adding valuable seconds to his race lead. Crosswinds played a part during Wednesday’s stage 11, a flat run from Carcassonne to Monpellier. Froomejoined forces with Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), Geraint Thomas (Sky) and Maciej Bodnar (Tinkoff) to break free from the bunch in the final 10km. Sagan took the victory with Froome placing second and adding valuable seconds to his race lead.
It was based on the fact that Froome put in a big effort yesterday in that last 10 kilometre, and that might affect how his legs are today. So the shortening of the climb, and the fact that on Mont Ventoux they do suffer from lack of oxygen when reaching the summit, which should favour Quintana as he was brought up at altitude, on balance the shortening could well favour Froome.
well, that is just ****ing stupid! If the organisers don't neutralise times it'll be pretty harsh on Froome and Porte.
What on earth? This tour will go down in history as the yellow jersey running up Mont Ventoux! Froome is a legend.
